Research topics
- Robotics and autonomous systems
- Control systems and path planning
- Artificial intelligence and machine learning
- Human-computer interaction and interface design
- Ship hydrodynamics and design
Faculty researchers
Karim Abdel-Malek
Title/Position
Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Interim Director, Iowa Technology Institute

Er-Wei Bai
Title/Position
College of Engineering Distinguished Professor
Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Tyler Bell
Title/Position
Assistant Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering

James Buchholz
Title/Position
Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering

Venanzio Cichella
Title/Position
Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering

Joe Gomes
Title/Position
Assistant Professor, Chemical and Biochemical Engineering

Casey Harwood
Title/Position
Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Kishlay Jha
Title/Position
Assistant Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Caterina Lamuta
Title/Position
Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering

Yang Liu
Title/Position
Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Daniel McGehee
Title/Position
Professor, Industrial and Systems Engineering
Director, Driving Safety Research Institute

Sharif Rahman
Title/Position
Professor, Mechanical Engineering

Salam Rahmatalla
Title/Position
Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering

Punam Saha
Title/Position
Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Thomas Schnell
Title/Position
Captain Jim "Max" Gross Chair in Engineering
Professor, Industrial and Systems Engineering
Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Associate Director, Iowa Technology Institute

Milan Sonka
Title/Position
Lowell G. Battershell Chair in Biomedical Engineering
Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Director, Iowa Initiative for Artificial Intelligence
Co-director, Iowa Institute for Biomedical Imaging

Frederick Stern
Title/Position
George D. Ashton Professor of Hydroscience and Engineering
Professor, Mechanical Engineering

Hiroyuki Sugiyama
Title/Position
Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Researcher, Iowa Technology Institute

Deema Totah
Title/Position
Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering

H.S. Udaykumar
Title/Position
Associate Dean for Research and Faculty
Roy J. Carver Professor of Engineering
Professor, Mechanical Engineering

Cong Wang
Title/Position
Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering